The raging terror attacks by fundamentalist group, Boko Haram, in northern Nigeria have made the Brazilian national team cancel a planned high-profile friendly match with the Super Eagles.

The Super Eagles were due to play the former world champions in Nigeria during a FIFA friendly window in September but the recent bombings have forced the Brazilians to reconsider their proposed visit to Nigeria.

The Brazilian FA is reported to have settled for the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, but the match will be played either in Brazil or the USA on September 7.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) however said the Nigeria versus Brazil friendly would still hold as planned. An official of the football body told PUNCH Newspaper that the organisers had not given up on bringing the Samba Boys to Nigeria.

“The friendly has not been cancelled; the organisers are still hopeful of sorting out a few details in order to bring the Brazilians to Nigeria. It is actually Guinness, the Match arrangement and the agent that is putting the match together is confident it will hold,” the NFF official said.

Nigeria is looking to play a high-profile friendlies as coach Stephen Keshi continue to strengthen the team ahead of their crucial qualifiers for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2014 World Cup.

Cancelled league games

The bombings in the north have also affected the hosting of league matches in the region. The Nigeria Premier League was forced to suspend the Week 28 match between Jigawa Golden Stars and Ocean Boys indefinitely due to the crisis in Kaduna. Both sides were scheduled to play in Jigawa on Wednesday.

Ocean Boys were forced to return to Abuja on Tuesday when they turned back from their journey to Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State.

The new date for the match has yet to be decided by the NPL.


source: http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/06/21/brazil-calls-off-friendly-with-nigeria-over-bombings/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

see wetin bokoharam dey cause.

brazil make una no cme.oo even me self here i dey fear wella.

abeg tank God say dem call d match off, bcoz brazil go disgrace dis super chickens. Mke dem no fall 9ja hand abeg.

haha, if Nigerians are scared of going to the north, I guess foreigners would be mega scared....

I'm not suprise. Dis just d beginning many good things to stop coming to naija. Mr shoeless retardeen shei u are seeing wat ur ineffectiveness is causing us. God is watching u GEJ.

Boko want make nigeria fall.
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Haaba! Shebi una sabi dribble well na, una dribble dem Boko haram well

ebamma: see wetin bokoharam dey cause.

may be its time to leave Nigeria%

Who wouldn't?

O berra.

surprised they agreed to play in Nigeria in the first instance

SweetSex.:
I'm not suprise. Dis just d beginning many good things to stop coming to naija. Mr shoeless retardeen shei u are seeing wat ur ineffectiveness is causing us. God is watching u GEJ.

Dumdass

Na lie, no be boko-haram then they fare, na Super eagle then they fare. Up Super Eagle! Up Nigeria.

Abeg make dey help us send retardeen home too

Brazil can accomodate 116 Nigerians for the World Earth Summit.

While Brazil cant risk 22 players just to play soccer in Nigeria.

What a safe country Nigeria is!

Dsam brazil wey oga jona dun leav us go ba??
Agaracha must come back..

ayox2003: Brazil can accomodate 116 Nigerians for the the World Earth Summit.

While Brazil cant risk 22 players just to play soccer in Nigeria.

Guy! Brazil is safe....
Nigeria is not!

Abi, Gej dey there, He sound let them know that ' he is on top of the situation na' abi no be him normal statement be that

nifemi01: Abeg make dey help us send retardeen home too

Good decision. I no blame dem jare!

that is one thing about war and violence...nothing good comes out of it,in every way,its just a big disadvantage to the perpetrators and to the victims

No O, GEJ has gone to the same Brazil to woo investors, we are confident they will come.

Abegii...let us hear word...why not play it abroad or in their home....everybody don dey use boko haram as excuse...even GEJ might just refuse to come back home...since he prefers ruling from brazil....

Brazil why now?
Know ye not that Nigeria is safe
That Ebele is working
Transformation &Fresh air agenda is on track

[size=16pt]I guess there's no point for gej being in brazil, if their national team can't be convinced to come to nigeria for a couple of days, how would he convince investors to come put their money here for the long run!? Smh

I know officially, he's there for a summit, but he's obviously going to be there for some othere reason[/size]

Nxt in line ll be foreign investors.. I percieve doom... *god ll help us*